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The University of Chicago

The Law School

Announcements
Fall 2015

Effective Date: September 1, 2015
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Contents

OFFICERS AND FACULTY ........................................................................................................ 4
Officers of Administration and Instruction ................................................................ 4
Lecturers in Law ............................................................................................................ 8
Fellows .......................................................................................................................... 10
Mandel Legal Aid Clinic ............................................................................................. 10
Faculty from Other Schools/Divisions ...................................................................... 11
Law School Visiting Committee ................................................................................ 12
THE LAW SCHOOL ............................................................................................................... 15
History .......................................................................................................................... 15
Mission .......................................................................................................................... 16
Non-Discrimination ..................................................................................................... 17
PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION ............................................................................................... 19
The Doctor of Law (J.D.) Degree ................................................................................ 19
Joint and Concurrent Degree Opportunities ............................................................ 19
The Graduate Program ............................................................................................... 21
Professional Journals, Special Programs, and Centers ........................................... 23
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES .......................................................................... 26
Curricular and Residency Requirements .................................................................. 26
The J.D. Program.......................................................................................................... 26
J.D. Program Overview ............................................................................................... 28
J.D. Student Writing Requirement ............................................................................. 32
Professional Skills Course Requirement ................................................................... 34
Clinical Programs ........................................................................................................ 35
Course Policies ............................................................................................................. 42
Seminars and Simulation Classes .............................................................................. 42
Bidding .......................................................................................................................... 43
Waitlisted/Closed Classes ........................................................................................... 43
Greenberg Seminars .................................................................................................... 43
Classes outside the Law School ................................................................................. 44
Adding/Dropping Courses ......................................................................................... 46
Grading Policies ........................................................................................................... 47
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COURSES .............................................................................................................................. 49
First Year Courses ........................................................................................................ 49
Second- and Third-Year Offerings ............................................................................. 56
FACILITIES.......................................................................................................................... 174
STUDENT SERVICES ............................................................................................................ 175
Student Life ................................................................................................................ 176
Career Services ........................................................................................................... 180
Computing Services .................................................................................................. 182
Housing and Dining .................................................................................................. 183
University of Chicago Student Health Care ........................................................... 185
Health Insurance Requirements .............................................................................. 185
Immunization Requirements ................................................................................... 185
University Policies ..................................................................................................... 186
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 187
Fees and Expenses ..................................................................................................... 187
Financial Aid for J.D. Candidates ............................................................................ 187
Scholarships and Loans ............................................................................................ 188
LL.M. and J.S.D. Students ......................................................................................... 188
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS ....................................................................................... 189
Preparation for the Study of Law ............................................................................ 189
Application Procedure and Admissions Policy ..................................................... 189
Transfer Applications ................................................................................................ 191
INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDENT BODY ....................................................................... 192
Degrees Conferred ..................................................................................................... 192
Schools, Colleges, and Universities Represented in the Student Body ............... 196
States and Countries Represented in the Student Body ....................................... 201
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS 2014-2015 ................................................................................. 203
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CLINICAL PROGRAMS 2014-15 .............................. 232
FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS ............................................................................................... 242
LAW SCHOOL CALENDAR 2015-16 ................................................................................... 278
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Officers and Faculty

Officers of Administration
Geoffrey R. Stone, Interim Dean
Karen Afshari, Associate Dean for Administration
Richard I. Badger, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Annina Fabbioli, Associate Dean for External Affairs
Amy M. Gardner, Dean of Students
Thomas Ginsburg, Deputy Dean
Sheri Lewis, Director of the Law Library
Marsha Ferziger Nagorsky, Associate Dean for Communications
Ann K. Perry, Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid
Abbie Willard, Associate Dean for Career Services and Policy Initiatives

Officers of Instruction
Daniel Abebe, B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Law
Albert W. Alschuler, A.B., LL.B., Julius Kreeger Professor Emeritus in Law &
Criminology
Clifford Ando, B.A., Ph.D., David B. and Clara E. Stern Professor; Professor of
Classics, History, and the Law School, and Co-Director of the Center for the
Study of Ancient Religions
Douglas G. Baird, A.B., J.D., Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of
Law
William Baude, S.B., J.D., Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Law
Omri Ben-Shahar, B.A., LL.B., Ph.D., S.J.D., Leo and Eileen Herzel Professor of Law
and Kearney Director of the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics
Lisa E. Bernstein, B.A., J.D., Wilson-Dickinson Professor of Law and Aaron Director
Research Scholar
Emily Buss, B.A., J.D., Mark and Barbara Fried Professor of Law
Mary Anne Case, B.A., J.D., Arnold I. Shure Professor of Law
Anthony Casey, A.B., J.D., Assistant Professor of Law and Mark Claster Mamolen
Teaching Scholar
Dipesh Chakrabarty, B.Sc., M.B.A., Ph.D., Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished
Service Professor, History, South Asian Languages and Civilizations, and the
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Yun-chien Chang, J.S.D., LL.M., LL.B., Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Adam Chilton, B.A., M.A., J.D. A.M., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Law
Herschella G. Conyers, B.A., J.D., Clinical Professor of Law
Jane Dailey, A.B., Ph.D., Associate Professor, History and the Law School
Kenneth W. Dam, B.S., J.D., LL.D., Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American &
Foreign Law
Derrick Darby, B.A., Ph.D., Visiting Professor of Law
Dhammika Dharmapala, B.Ec., M.Ec., Ph.D, Julius Kreeger Professor of Law
Justin Driver, B.A., M.St., J.D., Professor of Law and Herbert and Marjorie Fried
Research Scholar
Frank H. Easterbrook, A.B., J.D., Senior Lecturer in Law
Zev Eigen, B.S., J.D., Ph.D., Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Richard A. Epstein, A.B., B.A., LL.B., James Parker Hall Distinguished Service
Professor Emeritus of Law and Senior Lecturer
Lee Fennell, B.B.A., M.F.A., J.D., Max Pam Professor of Law and Ronald H. Coase
Research Scholar
Christopher Fennell, B.A., M.A., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Visiting Professor of Law
Daniel R. Fischel, A.B., A.M., J.D., Lee and Brena Freeman Professor Emeritus of
Law and Business
Claudia Flores, B.A., J.D., Assistant Clinical Professor and Director, International
Human Rights Clinic
Craig B. Futterman, B.A., J.D., Clinical Professor of Law
Thomas Ginsburg, B.A, J.D., Ph.D., Deputy Dean, Leo Spitz Professor of
International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, and Professor of
Political Science
James Heckman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor,
Economics and the Law School
R. H. Helmholz, A.B., LL.B., A.M., Ph.D., LL.D., Ruth Wyatt Rosenson
Distinguished Service Professor of Law
Daniel Hemel, A.B., M.Phil., J.D., Assistant Professor of Law
M. Todd Henderson, B.S.E., J.D., Michael J. Marks Professor of Law and Mark
Claster Mamolen Research Scholar
Mark J. Heyrman, A.B., J.D., Clinical Professor of Law
William H.J. Hubbard, B.A., M.A., J.D., Assistant Professor of Law and Ronald H.
Coase Teaching Scholar
Aziz Huq, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law
Dennis J. Hutchinson, A.B., B.A., M.A., LL.M., Senior Lecturer in Law and William
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Rainey Harper Professor in the College, Master of the New Collegiate Division,
and Associate Dean of the College
Joseph Isenbergh, A.B., A.M., J.D., Harold J. and Marion F. Green Emeritus
Professor of Law
Robin Kar, B.A., J.D., Ph.D., Walter V. Schaefer Visiting Professor
Daniel Kelly, B.A., J.D., Visiting Professor of Law
Tamar Kricheli-Katz, LL.B, J.S.M., Ph.D., Greenbaum Distinguished Visiting
Assistant Professor of Law
Prasad Krishnamurthy, B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Alison LaCroix, B.A., J.D., A.M., Ph.D., Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law,
Associate Member, Department of History
Genevieve Lakier, M.A., J.D., Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Law
William M. Landes, A.B., Ph.D., Clifton R. Musser Professor Emeritus of Law and
Economics and Senior Lecturer
Leandra Lederman, A.B., J.D., LL.M., Visiting Professor of Law
Brian Leiter, A.B., J.D., Ph.D., Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence;
Director, Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values
Jeffrey Leslie, B.A., J.D., Director of Clinical and Experiential Learning, Clinical
Professor of Law, Paul J. Tierney Director of the Housing Initiative, and Faculty
Director of Curriculum
Saul Levmore, B.A., Ph.D., J.D., LL.D. (hon), William B. Graham Distinguished
Service Professor of Law
Steven Levitt, B.A., Ph.D., William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor,
Economics and the Law School
Sheri H. Lewis, B.A., J.D., M.L.I.S., Director of the D'Angelo Law Library and
Lecturer in Law
John List, B.A., Ph.D., Homer J. Livingston Professor, Economics and the
Law School
Lyonette Louis-Jacques, A.B., A.M.L.S., J.D., Foreign and International Law
Librarian and Lecturer in Law
Anup Malani, B.S.F.S., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Lee and Brena Freeman Professor of Law
Saura Masconale, J.D., Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Jonathan Masur, A.B., B.S., J.D., John P. Wilson Professor of Law, David and Celia
Hilliard Research Scholar, and Director of the Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Program in Behavioral Law, Finance and Economics
Richard H. McAdams, B.A., J.D., Bernard D. Meltzer Professor of Law
Thomas J. Miles, B.A., Ph.D., J.D., Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and
Economics and Walter Mander Research Scholar
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Kevin M. Murphy, B.A., Ph.D., George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor of
Economics, the Booth School, and the Law School
Phil C. Neal, A.B., LL.B., Harry A. Bigelow Professor Emeritus of Law
Jennifer Nou, B.A., M.Phil., J.D., Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Law
Martha C. Nussbaum, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ernst Freund Distinguished Service
Professor of Law and Ethics
Gary Palm, B.A., J.D., Professor Emeritus
Randal C. Picker, A.B., A.M., J.D., James Parker Hall Distinguished Service
Professor of Law; Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Teaching Scholar; Senior Fellow,
Computation Institute of the University of Chicago and Argonne National
Laboratory
Ariel Porat, J.S.D., LL.M., LL.B., Fischel-Neil Distinguished Visiting Professor
of Law
Eric Posner, B.A., M.A., J.D., Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law and Arthur and
Esther Kane Research Chair
Richard A. Posner, A.B., LL.B., LL.D., Senior Lecturer in Law
Dan Puchniak, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., LL.D., Visiting Scholar
John Rappaport, B.S., J.D., Assistant Professor of Law
Julie Roin, B.A., J.D., Seymour Logan Professor of Law
Daria Roithmayr, B.S., J.D., Visiting Professor of Law
Andrew M. Rosenfield, A.B., A.M., J.D., Senior Lecturer in Law
Michael H. Schill, A.B., J.D., Harry N. Wyatt Professor Emeritus of Law
Randall D. Schmidt, A.B., J.D., Clinical Professor of Law
Alison Siegler, B.A., J.D., LL.M., Clinical Professor of Law
Sepe Simone, M.Sc. M. Phil., Ph.D., LL.M., J.S.D., J.D., Visiting Professor of Law
Holger Spamann, S.J.D., Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Amy Dru Stanley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, History and the Law School
Sonja Starr, A.B., J.D., Visiting Professor of Law
Nicholas Stephanopoulos, A.B. M.Phil., J.D., Assistant Professor of Law
Geoffrey R. Stone, S.B., J.D., Interim Dean and Edward H. Levi Distinguished
Service Professor of Law
Randolph N. Stone, A.B., J.D., Clinical Professor of Law
Lior Strahilevitz, B.A., J.D., Sidley Austin Professor of Law
Diana Strassmann, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Visiting Professor of Law
David A. Strauss, A.B., B.Phil. (Oxon.), J.D., Gerald Ratner Distinguished Service
Professor of Law
John Tasioulas, B.A., D. Phil., LL.B., Visiting Professor of Law and the Charles J.
Merriam Scholar
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Mark Templeton, A.B., J.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director,
Abrams Environmental Law Clinic
Urska Velikonja, J.D., LL.M, LL.B., Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Laura Weinrib, A.B., A.M., J.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Law and Herbert and
Marjorie Fried Teaching Scholar
David A. Weisbach, B.A., C.A.S.M., J.D., Walter J. Blum Professor of Law and
Senior Fellow, the Computation Institute of the University of Chicago and
Argonne National Laboratory
Diane P. Wood, A.B., J.D., Senior Lecturer in Law
David Zarfes, B.A., M.A., J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Clinical Professor of Law and
Director of Corporate Lab Programs and Lecturer Recruitment

Lecturers in Law
Barry Alberts Elizabeth Duquette
Joseph Alesia Tom Dutton
Phillip Bach Lee Epstein
Kamran A Bajwa David Evans
Tony Bangs Sharon Fairley
Doug Barnard Mark Fennell
Bob Berger James Ferguson
Randy Berlin Vince Field
Jack Bierig Todd Fishbein
Andrew Boutros Patrick Fitzgerald
Michael Brody Jim Foorman
Erin Casey Anthony Freud
Lorie Chaiten Michael Friedman
William Chandler Richard Friedman
Erica Chen-Walsh Scott Gaille
Steven Cherny Georgie Geraghty
James Clark Thomas Geselbracht
Jay Cohen Todd Golub
Thomas Cole Miriam Hallbauer
Stephen Cowen Fay Hartog Levin
Keith Crow Jared Hasten
Alan D’Ambrosio Robert Helman
Scott Davis Robert Hochman
Chad Doellinger Adam Hoeflich
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David Hoffman Stephen Ritchie
Marty Jacobson J. Robert Robertson
Roshna Keen Donald Rocap
Erin Gage Kelly Javier Rubinstein
Virginia Kendall Richard Sandor
Sean Kramer Donald Schiller
Neha Lall Mike Scodro
Michael Leroy Mike Scudder
Jack Levin Charles Senatore
Adam Liptak Paul Shadle
Richard Lipton Cynthia Shawamreh
Nate Lutz Richard Shepro
Tom Manning Michael Sher
Catherine Masters Jerome Smyth
Seth McNary Christopher Sontchi
Bruce Melton Tarek Sultani
Michael Morkin Arthur Sussman
Hal Morris Jason Sussman
Adam Mortara John Sylla
Maureen Mosh Liisa Thomas
Shannon Murphy Preston Torbert
Joan Neal Kevin Van Wart
Sylvia Neil Thomas Vega-Byrnes
Lisa Noller Keith Villmow
Theodore Novak James Whitehead
Mark Nozette Uli Widmaier
Michele Odorizzi Chuck Wolf
Martha Pacold Lawrence Wood
Julie Palmer Sean Young
Ellis Regenbogen Barry Zubrow
Clark Remington
William Ridgway
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Fellows
Brian Citro, B. Mus., J.D., Lecturer in Law and Acting Associate Director,
International Human Rights Clinic
Paul Crane, B.A., M.A., J.D., Lecturer in Law and Bigelow Fellow
Ryan Doerfler, B.A., Ph.D., J.D., Lecturer in Law and Bigelow Fellow
David Finkelstein, B.A., M.A., J.D., Lecturer in Law and Corporate Lab
Transactional Clinic Fellow
Ben Grunwald, B.A., M.A., J.D., Lecturer in Law and Bigelow Fellow
Sean Helle, B.A., J.D., Lecturer in Law and Abrams Environmental Clinic Fellow
Nadia Nasser-Ghodsi, B.A., J.D., Lecturer in Law and Bigelow Fellow
Michael Pollack, B.A., J.D., Lecturer in Law and Bigelow Fellow
Alexander Prescott-Couch, B.A., Ph.D., Lecturer in Law and Law and
Philosophy Fellow
Heather Whitney, B.A., J.D., Lecturer in Law and Bigelow Fellow

Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
Herschella G. Conyers, B.A., J.D., Clinical Professor of Law
Claudia Flores, B.A., J.D., Assistant Clinical Professor and Director, International
Human Rights Clinic
Craig B. Futterman, B.A., J.D., Clinical Professor of Law
Mark J. Heyrman, A.B., J.D., Clinical Professor in Law
Jeffrey Leslie, B.A., J.D., Director of Clinical and Experiential Learning, Clinical
Professor of Law, Paul J. Tierney Director of the Housing Initiative, and Faculty
Director of Curriculum
Judith Miller, B.A., M.A., J.D., Clinical Instructor
Randall D. Schmidt, A.B., J.D., Clinical Professor of Law
Alison Siegler, B.A., J.D., LL.M., Clinical Professor of Law
Randolph N. Stone, A.B., J.D., Clinical Professor of Law
Mark Templeton, A.B., J.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director,
Abrams Environmental Law Clinic
David Zarfes, B.A., M.A. J.D., MPA, LL.M., Clinical Professor of Law and Director
of Corporate Lab Programs and Lecturer Recruitment
Erica Zunkel, B.A., J.D., Clinical Instructor and Acting Associate Director of the
Federal Criminal Justice Clinic